Bring on the wild yeast

The only grapes we havebrought so far are for our yeast starter. Our wines will be again fermented with 100% native yeasts this year and we have dialed in a process to get that done. A week before we harvest any given block we bring a 700 Lbs starter from that very block of Riesling, stump it with our feet and wait for the grapes to ferment. A week later our starter is usually ready to use and inoculate a whole tank from the same block. Our first starter this year is of course for our Sparkling Riesling “white flowers”!